Prisons are required to have libraries, primary schools are not. Some schools have zero pounds to spend on books. #kidsconf23 Golden Egg Academy

The importance of shared reading cannot be over-estimated says Lizzie Catford from @booktrust and the crucial word is 'enjoyment' which has a really positive impact on children's future reading habits #KidsConf23

Creating connections through Children's Books North highlights the importance of bringing people together in the same room and supporting authors and illustrators who, by the nature of their jobs, usually work in isolation. Great initiative! #KidsConf23

So interesting hearing about the behind-the-scenes process of how #AKindOfSpark made it to the small screen, with neurodiversity at the heart of the whole process #KidsConf23

Really pleased to now be an official member of Children’s Books North Network - a lovely community of authors, illustrators and publishing professionals in the North and Scotland 😊 Thanks to emma layfield, Liz Scott and Tilda Johnson for creating this valuable network!

We LOVE the gift cards designed by Jhalak C&YA Prize longlisted illustrator #SophieBass. To celebrate her extraordinary work, we are giving away copies of her glorious book, John Agard's #WindrushChild To win reply & RT this tweet before 5 pm tomorrow #GiveawayAlert #giveaway

Proud to be part of this new organisation championing children's literature in Scotland - please do follow and check out the site at: kilts.my.canva.site/kilts - Don't forget to sign your school up for the St Andrew's Day Reading Record Attempt!

Drawn to Change the World by Emma Reynolds features 16 young climate activists from around the world including Dara McAnulty Each person’s life & work is described in graphic novel style making it fun & accessible to read. Age 9+

This is happening *tomorrow* in Edinburgh… 🚀Great Minds book launch 🤗all welcome 🎟️free but ticketed 🎁nibbles, drinks, books! #booklaunch #nonfictionnovember #BookWeekScotland #bookweekscotland23 #WorldPhilosophyDay #BookBoost

Christmas is coming🎄🎁 From November 15th to December 13th, enjoy free festive gift wrapping for all orders placed on Firefly's website! Shop online now: fireflypress.co.uk/shop/

Yesterday evening, we celebrated the 2023 #FABPrize award and announced this year's brilliant text and illustration winners! 🎉 Photography by Adrian Pope The Bookseller thebookseller.com/news/bediako-a…

Looking forward to chatting with Hannah Gold - here sometimes 🤩 in the Club Golden Egg Academy tonight! We'll be talking about #TheLastBear #FindingBear and #TheLostWhale, and delving into her experiences of writing, editing and being an awardwinning children's author! #writing #writingforchildren

Sadly Christmas won't be magical for every child. @BookTrust is giving book gifts to community food banks to help families facing challenging circumstances. Join me in in donating to send a book gift to a child & make their Christmas magical. #MagicOfBooks booktrust.org.uk/xmas

Out now #BfK263, our seasonal special. Authorgraph interview Sophie Anderson; Helen Cooper Windows into #Illustration; new Beyond the Secret Garden; Realms of the Imagination at the BL; books of the year; #ChildrensBooks gift recommendations. Read & RT! booksforkeeps.co.uk/issue/bfk-263-…

🚨We're #hiring! Pushkin Press is looking for a passionate and highly organised new Editorial Assistant to join our team. Deadline: 1st Dec 2023 Full details at: pushkinpress.com/were-hiring-pu…

New blog post alert! Our latest blog is about The Bookseller’s Children’s conference where Tilda Johnson Penny Neville-Lee Hiba Noor Khan and 📚Ashley Thorpe (Updates Only) were panelists childrensbooksnorth.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-bo…

Is your new year's resolution to get published? For the first #DATips of the year, I'm switching it round and you can ask me anything about agenting, publishing, editing - you name it! Until 5pm today I'll answer all your qs as honestly as I can... there are no bad questions!

🥁announcing our first new initiatives of the year - Bookshop of the Month, and Book of the Month. Children's Bookshop is our inaugural Bookshop; owner Nicola chose Phil Earle Northern Soul as the (appropriately titled) first Book of the Month. childrensbooksnorth.blogspot.com/2024/01/booksh…

Members - please do keep in touch about your good publishing news; forthcoming titles, artwork etc - tag us in or message us and we’ll share!

We are so excited for our YA Book Prize 2023 winner Danielle Jawando’s upcoming novel, If My Words Had Wings 🪽 Head on over to Simon & Schuster Children's Books (@simonschusteruk) to find out more! #YABookPrize